The 50 Best Music Videos of 2010

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1. Tighten Up - The Black Keys





2. This Too Shall Pass - OK Go



3. Next Girl - The Black Keys



4. At or with Me - Jack Johnson



5. Giving up the Gun - Vampire Weekend



6. Head Full of Doubt/Road Full Of Promise - The Avett Brothers

7. Runaway - Kanye West

8. Valentino - Diane Birch

9. White Knuckles - OK Go

10. Let it Be - Gylne Tider

11. (Expletive Deleted) You - Cee Lo Green

12. Opposite of Adult - Chiddy Bang

13. Stylo - Gorillaz featuring Mos Def and Bobby Womack

14. Madder Red - Yeasayer

15. In the Sun - She and Him

16. Cold War - Janelle Monáe

17. Erase Me - Kid Cudi and Kanye West

18. Young Blood - Norah Jones

19. Thinking ‘bout Somethin’ - Hanson

20. Skeletons - The Yeah Yeah Yeahs

21. The Ghost Inside - Broken Bells

22. He's Not a Boy - The Like

23. Do-Wah-Doo - Kate Nash

24. The Cave - Mumford and Sons

25. King of Anything - Sara Bareilles

26. I Wish it Would Rain - Mayer Hawthorne

27. The Catylist - Linkin Park

28. Pow Pow - LCD Soundsystem

29. Kandi - One EskimO

30. Misery - Maroon 5

31. Kush - Dr Dre featuring Snoop Dogg and Akon

32. Playing God - Paramore

33. Dear God 2.0 - The Roots and Jim James of Monsters of Folk

34. Power - Kanye West

35. On to the Next One - Jay-Z

36. One Track Mind - Mayer Hawthorne

37. Cousins - Vampire Weekend

38. The Fire - The Roots featuring John Legend

39. The Only Exception - Paramore

40. Barbra Streisand - Duck Sauce

41. It's Okay - Cee Lo Green

42. Song Away - Hockey

43. Waiting for the End - Linkin Park

44. Dilly - Band of Horses

45. Christmas Lights - Coldplay

46. Wake Up Everybody - John Legend & The Roots, Common & Melanie Fiona

47. Love the Way You Lie - Eminem featuring Rihanna

48. If its Love - Train

49. Holiday - Vampire Weekend

50. Drunk Girls - LCD Soundsystem

Breaking Down the 100 Greatest Music Videos of the 00’s

Last decade was when MTV and VH1 decided to move away from airing music videos to more reality based programming relegating when made them must watch channel into hours when most people are asleep. But it is hard to complain about the demise of Music Television considering at the same time there was the rise of video streaming sites such as YouTube even if record labels fought with them for most of the decade. Hopefully the Teens will not see those problems with the launch of Vevo, a joint venture between the record labels and YouTube. Below is how The 100 Greatest Music Videos of the 00’s broke down by year, artist and director.

Music Videos by Year
2000 – 5
2001 – 10
2002 – 5
2003 – 6
2004 – 10
2005 – 6
2006 – 12
2007 – 16
2008 – 11
2009 – 19

Artists with Multiple Videos
Kanye West – 8
Jack White (The White Stripes, The Dead Weather) - 5
Gnarls Barkley – 4
Lily Allen – 4
Outkast – 4
Weezer - 4
Jay-Z – 3
Norman Cook (Fatboy Slim, The B.P.A.) - 3
Bat for Lashes – 2
Coldplay – 2
Common – 2
Dave Matthews Band – 2
Jack Johnson – 2
Johnny Cash – 2
Ludacris – 2
Norah Jones - 2
Radiohead – 2
The Killers – 2
“Weird Al” Yankovic – 2

Directors with Multiple Videos
Chris Milk – 4
Marc Klasfeld – 3
Patrick Daughters – 3
The Malloys - 3
Anthony Mandler – 2
Bryan Barber – 2
Chris Robinson – 2
Dave Myers – 2
Joseph Khan – 2
Marcos Siega – 2
Mark Romanek – 2
Matthew Cullen – 2
Michael Blieden – 2
Paul Fedor – 2
Robert Hales – 2
Sophie Muller – 2
Spike Jones - 2

The 100 Greatest Music Videos of the 00's

1. Hurt - Johnny Cash



2. Fell in Love With a Girl - The White Stripes



3. Weapon of Choice - Fatboy Slim

4. Keep Fishin’ - Weezer



5. Can't Tell Me Nothing (Zach Galifinakas Version) - Kanye West



6. Short Skirt/Long Jacket - Cake

7. Nothing to Worry About - Peter Bjorn and John

8. Toe Jam - The BPA featureing David Byrne and Dizzee Rascal

9. 99 Problems - Jay-Z

10. Who's Gonna Save My Soul - Gnarls Barkley

11. Testify - Common

12. Pork and Beans - Weezer

13. Days Go By - Dirty Vegas

14. The Middle - Jimmy Eat World

15. 1234 - Feist

16. Drivin’ Me Wild - Common featuring Lily Allen

17. Wake Me up When September Ends - Green Day

18. All Falls Down - Kanye West featuring Syleena Johnson

19. God’s Gonna Cut You Down - Johnny Cash

20. House of Cards - Radiohead

21. Lessons Learned - Matt and Kim

22. White and Nerdy - "Weird Al" Yankovic

23. Here it Goes Again - OK Go

24. Oh My God - Mark Ronson featuring Lily Allen

25. Everyday - Dave Matthews Band

26. D.A.N.C.E. - Justice

27. World on Fire - Sarah McLachlan

28. Honey - Erykah Badu

29. Clint Eastwood - Gorillaz

30. Sitting, Waiting, Wishing - Jack Johnson

31. All I Need - Radiohead

32. Run This Town - Jay-Z featuring Rihanna & Kanye West

33. Get Back - Ludacris

34. Boston - Augustana

35. Daniel - Bat for Lashes

36. Doesn't Remind Me - Audioslave

37. Going On - Gnarls Barkley

38. Taylor - Jack Johnson

39. What's a Girl to Do? - Bat for Lashes

40. (If You're Wondering if I Want You To) I Want You To - Weezer

41. Stand Up - Ludacris

42. Heartless - The Fray

43. The Scientist - Coldplay

44. Trouble - Coldplay

45. Tribute - Tenacious D

46. Wind it Up - Barenaked Ladies

47. Ms. Jackson - OutKast

48. Mr. Brightside - The Killers

49. Hey Ya! - OutKast

50. True Player for Real - MC Lars featuring "Weird Al" Yankovic and Wheatus

51. I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers In My Hair) - Sandi Thom

52. Treat Me Like Your Mother - The Dead Weather

53. All These Things That I've Done - The Killers

54. Smiley Faces - Gnarls Barkley

55. Wrong - Depeche Mode

56. My Doorbell - The White Stripes

57. I Could Break Your Heart Any Day of the Week - Mandy Moore

58. Good Morning - Kanye West

59. Chasing Pirates - Norah Jones

60. Ch-Check It Out - Beastie Boys

61. B.O.B. - OutKast

62. Throw Some D's - Kanye West

63. Low Rising - The Swell Season

64. Not About Love - Fiona Apple

65. He's Frank - The B.P.A. featuring Iggy Pop

66. Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes

67. Rockstar - Nickelback

68. Birthday Girl - The Roots and Patrick Stump

69. Beyond Here Lies Nothin’ - Bob Dylan

70. Alfie - Lily Allen

71. Chasing Pavements - Adele

72. Cowboy Casanova - Carrie Underwood

73. Smooth Criminal - Alien Ant Farm

74. Roses - OutKast

75. Strange Times - The Black Keys

76. We Are All Made of Stars - Moby

77. Just Ain't Gonna Work Out - Mayer Hawthorne

78. Steer - Missy Higgins

79. Stronger - Kanye West

80. Stacy's Mom - Fountains of Wayne

81. Stan - Eminem featuring Dido

82. Sinkin’ Soon - Norah Jones

83. Jesus Walks - Kanye West

84. You Belong With Me - Taylor Swift

85. Rollin' With Saget - Stu Stone and Jamie Kennedy

86. The Underdog - Spoon

87. Conquest - The White Stripes

88. Girls, Girls, Girls - Jay-Z

89. Times Like These - Foo Fighters

90. Sleep Now in the Fire - Rage Against the Machine

91. In Too Deep - Sum 41

92. You And Me - Dave Matthews Band

93. Hash Pipe - Weezer

94. Maps - Yeah Yeah Yeahs

95. Champion - Kanye West

96. LDN - Lily Allen

97. Death to All But Metal - Steel Panther

98. Soul Meets Body - Death Cab for Cutie

99. Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of - U2

100. Crazy - Gnarls Barkley